Awning



March 22, 1927. 1,622,245

E. J. BLISS AwNING Filed April 27. 1925 5 Sheets-S1166?l 1 I I I I I I I I I 1, 22 4 Mm@ 22,1927. E J Buss e ,2 5v

AWNING 3 Sheets-Shed 3 Filed April 27, 1925 Patented Mar. 22, 1927.

J. =BLISS,,OF BOSTON, fMASSACHUSETTS, ASSGNOR TD ,REGAL 'SHOE.GMPANY, OF -WHI-TMAN, .MASSACIIUSETTS,1A.CORPORTI0N OF MAS251.4101531'S'JdlIlCLS.`

AWNING.

'Application :led 'plil 27, A1925. "Serial No. 26,038.

This linvention relates `to awnings lfor shadingfdoors, Windows and the like, and is intended `to -provide a simpl-e and con- "venientconstruction by which direct rays of :thesun lnia-y lbe excluded, While at the san-1e 'itinie 'permitting the iadmission of lightand air .{vithout finipairing its function vof yexfluding "direct sunshine. u

With this 'object -in View, the 'invention comprises a series -o'f vertically extending flexible stripswhose lower-ends are attached 'toarinstthati-are capable o'i' angular adjust- Anient Vrelativ-e to `the `Anorinal lplane of =the awning in-iorder to 'separate the lindividual stri-ps suiiicietly-to admitlightand air but in suha'rnanner as to exoludedireet sun shine. `Another 'feature of the 'linvention f resides' in ther construction 0i." a Y sectional aWning fthe upper ends of Whose lindividual `strips are :attached to a yWinding `roll-er -or drum, .vvhiletheir'loiver ends are swingable about 'individual 4pivot points to separate v"their adjacent edges lWhile still ypr f tecting Aagainst direct sunshine. Provision is Aalso inad-efor'easily reinovingrany-one orall oi' the strips =`foiroleansing ,'and'replacenient.

Theseand other features of theinvention will be` particularly vdescribed inI the lfollowing fspeeioation and will Ibel defined -in 'the claiins hereto annexed,

,In the accompanying drawings I Ihave :illustrated la construction `embodying the principles of :this invention, in which:

Figure l is "a front elevation showingmy improved `.awning in partly opened position.

Figure'2 is a'plan .View 4showingindetail a portion' of the supporting Yframe for the awning.

1Figure is a front elevation of the same constructionthe.cross-bar of the frame being `partly removed to expose the strip-adjusting mechanism. v

Figure 4 is a detail vienT showing'a key fby which the adjusting mechanism is1nanipulated.

'Figure `-5 isa side elevation showing'the awning' in yprofile'- position with its 'overhang ingprotective hood.

Figure Gris an enlarged lirontzview' of the awning in closed or `flat position, the por'- tions being; broken away' to permit the `shoW- ing of the saine on an enlarged scale.

lFigure `7 is .a sideelevation shoWingth-e 'avvnding in rolled vup position 'beneath Vthe "Figure 8 isjan enlarged .detail showing the lnrain iront bar of :the iframe 1in l. cross Asection `With :the ineans of mounting an :in-

dividual strip-Carrying arm thereon.

Fi-gures 9 and 10 ware detail Aviews .of f the ironti bar. of: the iframe with the mechanism A`for.;'adjusting'the stripLcar-rying bars: to their 1different positions of adjustment.

In its essential Lf-eatures 'the #awning 1 nom- :prises aseries of upanddowvnfor',vertieally extending strips arranged side byi side,i preferably with their fadjacent edges foverliapping, each strip Aat its 'lower end ybeing iattach-ed to the 'awning ltraine 4by iin-eans g permitting .it to fbe adjusted Ito appropriate angular relationship to the `plane'lof the awning, when =in Y flat or closed position.

As -sliown1the 'fraine'coinprises tivo subvrstantially parallel .side arms 1,pivotally structurefas `shown at2,ito1permit theinfto swing upward with their onter'ends beneath 'an overhanginghood 40 when f the-awning is rolled up to be outfof use. "The pivotal yside -arins :l have ltheir frontor ifree ends connected by the nrain cross-bar f3 .of `the awning i'ranie., *which is .preferably made of Imetal tubing. Altintervalsa-long said firent bar 3 Eis mounted a series of strip-carrying arins 4,- inany suitable' manner thatvvill permit thein ltoswingaway -roinl theirposition in vparallelism'of the A"front gbar ito angular 'relation therewith so -as to 'open lspacesbe- 'tween the adjacent edges of the awning strips 5, Whoselowerfendsfthey `rsupport,;-and

thus Aprovide for ventilation 'and light.

According to 'the form illustrated in idetail in EFigures 2,`3vand '8, theseadjustable arms lare fiil'crun'i'edat 1ln-'in brakets'or clips 20, secured at spaced inteivalsuaround Lthe front bar 3. V`rllheiulcralendroit the-arm,

vided With ypivotfpins"23,."orining'a 'pivotal yconnettion betvveen the adj acent barQQIand .eaeh individual ar1n4, -at"afsh'ort distance Yfrom itsful'oral end. tlrlhls vadjustingbar-- or j memberi22 isprovided with an angle'b'ranket 24, at one end, to which attached an adjusting screw 25` which passes through a threaded sleeve 26 that is attached, by means of a clip `27, to the adjacent end of the front bar 3 of the awning frame. The iai-ther the screw is adjusted in a relatively fixed sleeve 26, the greater will be the angular position of the strip-carrying arms ll, by reason ot their connection with the adjusting'bar 22, already described. To prevent tampering with the adjustment, the slotted end ot the screw 25 may be located some distance inside ofI the threaded sleeve 26, and in that case `the key 28, in the :torni ot a crank, is`

provided tor inserting its reduced end ,into the sleeve for engagement with the screw.

The individual awning strips 5 are attached, at their upper ends, to a common winding drum or roller 6 in any suitable manner, but it is preferred that the winding drum or roller 6 shall be provided with short tab ends 10, suitably perforated` to permit the individual strips 5 to be detachably secured thereto by means ot lacing 10". The lower end of each awning strip is l'olded back and stitched down to make a transverse pocket or sleeve-that will t snugly over their respective supporting arms 4, These arms 4 are formed with annular grooves, as shown at 4S", to retain an anchoring spring attached to the corresponding portion ont each awning strip and `at their free ends the arms t are provided with a groove 4d, to receive al similar tying cord. By simply un tying these coids each strip may be slipped oil' from its carrying arm 4, and as it is attached to the roller by a detachable roller 10a, it will be seen that each and all oi' the strips can be removed for cleansing or replacement as often as may be desired.

The winding drum or roller is mounted in end brackets 7 and 7@ the latter being provided with an angularly disposed arm ormi ing a sleeve fior supporting the upper end ot the vertical shaft 9 which carries a miter gear 8, internieshing with a similar gear on the end of the winding drum so that the rotation of the shaft 9, from a. point near enough to the ground or to the floor to be easily accessible, will wind up or unwind the drum to which the awning strips are at tached.

In Figures 9 and l() I have illustrated a modified construction for the front bar ot the awning frame in which the adjusting mechanism is located inside the front bar instead of externally thereof, asin the form previously described.

In this case the front bar is made of longitudinal sections 5 0 coupled `together by means of special coupling members 51, into which the adjacent ends of two sections are threaded, the opposite end walls of said coupling member being provided with aligned apertures :tor passage of the sections of a rotatable adjustine shaft 52. This adjusting shaft is pinned to a worm 56 mounted in a suitable recess between the two end walls olf the coupling, and the worm ine tcrmeshcs with a sector worm gear 54: which is pivoted on a cross pivot pin 53, mounted in an upward extension 5lL formed on the rear side of the coupling member or box. Each individual strip-carrying arm 55 is secured to the sector gear 54 so as to form a radial spoke thereof. It also has the annular shoulders 55a and 55b for the :recep-` 33 that are clamped to two or more of the holding clips or brackets 20, as shown in Figures 5 and 7. The hood is provided with a downwardly projecting pin or lingerv Zil arranged in position to engage the upperedge of the shield 32, when the awning is in raised posit-ion, so that theshield will extend vertically and cover the awning and the working part of the frame, this tbeing permitted by the pivotal connections 3l between the brackets 33 and the shield 32. ln lowered position the shield, of its own gravity, assumes a vertical position concealing the working parts and may be made of ornamental design to add to the at tractiveness of the awning. j

The advantage of the form shown in Figures 9 `and l() is that the adjusting arm `or mechanism is mounted insidel the frame ol'.I the awning so that only the adjustable arms 55 and the sector gears, in which they are mounted, are externally exposed. Moreover, with this construction it is possible to have the adjusting arms 55 set to point the opposite direction where the exposure to the sun i renders such aV setting desirable without diS- assembling or `re-asseinbl.ing the parts.

W'hat l. claim is: i j l. An awning embracing in its construem tion an upper winding roller mounted in" stationary bearings, a lower U-shaped frame adapted to swing up and down, a series oi individual narrow awning strips connected at their upper and lower ends respectively with said roller and said swinging frame, connection with said trame permitting `angular adjustment vof the awning strips to said frame. A

2. An awning embracing in its construction an upper horizontal roller, a seriesof side by side relatively narrow individual llO awning strips secured at their upper ends to said roller to be wound thereon, a pivotal frame adapted to be supported in an outwardly projecting position by said strips which are individually connected thereto by individual joints permitting angular adjustments of the lower ends of said strips in relation to said frame.

3. An awning embracing in its construction an upper horizontal winding roller mounted in fixed bearings, a bottom frame pivotally mounted on the structure to which the awning is applied, a series of awning strips secured at their upper ends to said roller by a quick detachable connection, and having their lower ends secured by individual pivotal lconnection to said bottom frame, means for winding said roller and thereby roll up said awning strips and raise said frame to folded position.

4. An awning embracing a series of side by side flexible strips arranged to lie in substantially the normal plane of t-he awning when in closed position, means for adjusting the lower ends of said strips to ob lique relation to said normal plane7 and a roller forming a support for the upper ends of said strips and for winding them.

5. An awning embracingin its construction a. series of vertically extending strips Iof flexible material detachably secured at their upper ends to a winding roller and also having individual detachable connection, at their lower ends, with separate angular-ly adjustable supporting arms which, when adjusted to angular relation to the normal plane of the awning, cause the individual strips to separate for the admission of light and air.

6. A supporting frame for an awning embracing side arms and a front bar, a series of strip-carrying arms pivotally connected with said front bar. and means connected with said strip-carrying arms for adjusting them to angular relation to said front bar.

7. A supporting frame for an awning embracing side arms and a front bar, a series of angula-rly adjustable strip-carrying arms carried by said front bar, and an adjusting screw havingactuating connections with said arms to adjust them to the desired angular relationship to said front bar, substantially as described.

8. A supporting frame for an awning embracing side arms, a connecting tubular front bar, a series Iof strip-carrying arms pivotally mounted thereon, and means disposed interiorly of said bar to effect the simultaneous adjustment of said strip-carrying arms.

9. An awning frame embracing in its construction side arms and a connecting front bar, individual strip-carrying arms pivotally supported by said bar, and adjusting mechanism for said strip-carrying arms embracing a longitudinal worm shaft and individual worm gears secured to said arms, whereby the rotation of said worm shaft changes the angular position of said arm.

l0. An awning embracing in its construction, a frame comprising front and side members connected together, a series of upwardly extending strips placed side by side and connected to said frame by individual pivotal connections that permit adjustment of the strips to oblique relation to said front member.

11. An awning embracing in its construction ay bottom frame having separate stripcarrying arms movable to various positions of adjustment7 an overhead winding roller. a series of side by side flexible strips detach ably connected with the winding roller at their upper ends by removable lacings, and having their lower ends detachably secured to said strip-carrying arms.

12. An awning structure comprising an overhead winding drum, a protective housing above said drum, a lower frame having pivotally mounted arms for carrying individual awning strips, awning strips. meansl carried by the lower frame for adjusting said strips, and a shield suspended in front of said lower frame to protect said adjusting means in both its lower and its raised positions.

In witness whereof, I have subscribed the above specification.

ELMER J. BLISS. 

